Spring is the season of rebirth which can inspire all of us to take stock of our own environment and start a new. If you are ready to spring house clean, here are some helpful tips on how to declutter safely and effectively: Furniture Beginning with the big stuff, like furniture, there are several ways to get rid of old furniture. If you do not think you can sell them for much, … [Read more...]
Save Our Shores Hosts Coastal Community Clean Up in Santa Cruz, California
April 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Save Our Shores, an environmental agency located in Santa Cruz, California, is hosting 4 area beach and river clean ups on April 21st, 2012, in honor of Earth Day. Save Our Shores is continually hosting community clean up projects all year, but this Earth Day clean up event will be their largest clean up effort to date. There will be four separate clean up locations: San Lorenzo River … [Read more...]
Bring Your Reusable Grocery Bag To A Farmers Market
March 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There are a lot of local benefits to hosting Farmers Markets. Farmers Markets benefit producers, consumers, the environment, the community and the economy. Producers Farmers Markets help the farmers by cutting out the middleman and thereby allowing increased financial returns through direct selling, price control, and a regular cash flow. Consumers are able to talk directly with the farmer … [Read more...]
How To Pack A Reusable Grocery Bag
January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There is a method to packing a reusable grocery bag so that your groceries will be protected while carrying them into your house safely. Since plastic bags have come along, grocery baggers have not had to learn how to pack a larger bag properly because less items fit into the plastic bags. However, you can help the bagger pack properly by lining up your items on the scanner in the order you want … [Read more...]
Day Without A Bag Successful In LA County
December 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Californians Against Waste is an environmental advocacy organization that takes on environmental issues encouraging the development of recycling. Initially, the company was founded in the 1970's to promote the Bottle Bill, but has expanded to include plastic bag recycling initiatives and the expansion of eco friendly bags. CAW has lobbied mostly on solid waste and recycling issues. Their … [Read more...]
Leatherback Turtles Seen In Monterey Bay
November 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Leatherback turtle is an ancient reptile that has existed, almost unchanged, since before the dinosaurs. A small group of Leatherbacks travel the Pacific, from as far away as Papua New Guinea looking for jelly fish on the Central Coast. They arrive in late summer, early fall, along the California coast. The number of Leatherbacks were higher this year in California because the number of … [Read more...]
Waste Management Employees Caught Dumping Recyclables
October 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In Plant City, Florida, 2 waste haulers were caught dumping recyclables into the same truck with the rest of the trash by a resident who lives there. Anne Ramos taped the waste haulers after she noticed the same event happening on an earlier occasion. The video can be seen at Tampa Bay Online. Waste Management has been fined $250 by Hillsborough County for violating the terms of its … [Read more...]
Special Interest Groups Now Influencing Education in California
October 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The American Chemistry Council has effectively pressured California school officials to edit their curriculum to include positive messages about plastic shopping bags. In 2009, a private consultant, hired by California school officials, added a new section to the 11th grade teachers' edition textbook called "The Advantages of Plastic Shopping Bags." The title and teachings were added almost … [Read more...]
Wilton, Connecticut Working At Grass Roots Level To Go Green
October 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In January of 2011, The Wilton Board of Selectman approved a $2,500 grant for the "Wilton Go Green" educational campaign to inform residents of the negative impact of plastic and paper bags on the environment. The goal, over 6 months, was to get at least 50% of Wiltonians to use reusable bags. At the heart of the initiative was a design contest to develop artwork from school children that was … [Read more...]